The Craft

The moments I teach.

These are the small, practical moves that change a photograph: focus stacking, composition, and the light from sunrise to dusk. I keep it plain and show students the real thing in the field. Each one links to the full guide in Field Notes.

Sculpted curves of warm sandstone in a slot canyon, sharp from front to back

Focus Stacking

Sharp from the nearest pebble to the far horizon, a few frames blended into one. My most-requested class.

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A sea of clouds glowing at sunset above a ridgeline, strong compositional layers

Dynamic Composition

Give the eye a way in, a line to follow, and a place to rest. A handful of moves that change everything.

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A leaning palm silhouetted against a glowing tropical sunset over the sea

Golden Hour to Blue Hour

The best light of the day isn't a moment, it's a window, sunrise to dusk. How to work the whole thing.

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A breaking wave fanning across wet sand at the edge of the surf, long-exposure water

Waterfalls & Moving Water

Silky or frozen. It's a choice you make with shutter speed. The method I teach on the water at Mine Falls Park.

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From raw to finished

Processing is part of the craft.

A single exposure, taken from straight-out-of-camera to finished, faithfully, nothing added that wasn’t there. Drag to see the difference a careful edit makes.

The finished aurora photograph with the moon low on the horizonStraight out of cameraFinished